west germany

Previously: The Abduction of Hanns Martin Schleyer It was March 1982 and West Germany had not experienced a single political assassination or high-profile kidnapping in almost four and a half years. Elizabeth Pond, a correspondent for…

Last Week: The Baader-Meinhof Death Night The body of Max Weinberg lay outside the front door of Apartment 1, Connollystraße 31 in Munich’s Olympic village. Coach of the Israeli wrestling team at the 1972 Olympics, he was the first…

It is October 18th, 1977. Five men make their way into Stammheim Prison, leaving behind the chilly morning air that hung over the West German city of Stuttgart. They are Officers Stoll, Stapf, Griesenger and Hermann, along with Sergeant…